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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 28, 2017
JSF erred in sending Uno to Asian Winter Games
What a difference a week makes.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 3, 2017
Gasquet, Simon stake France to 2-0 lead in Davis Cup tie
Richard Gasquet brushed aside Taro Daniel in straight sets and Gilles Simon routed Yoshihito Nishioka to give France a 2-0 lead over Japan in their Davis Cup World Group first-round tie on Friday.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 16, 2017
Nishikori confirms he will miss Davis Cup tie
Kei Nishikori is the latest player to skip the Davis Cup because of the packed calendar, the Japanese confirming on Monday that he would be unavailable for his country's World Group opener against France following the Australian Open.
TENNIS
Nov 28, 2016
Argentina captures first David Cup title
Argentina lifted its first Davis Cup title after Juan Martin Del Potro and Federico Delbonis won Sunday's reverse singles to complete the South American nation's spectacular comeback in a 3-2 victory over host Croatia in the final.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 2, 2016
'Embrace of the Serpent': Amid the poisons of colonization
While Leonardo DiCaprio's masochistic lead performance garnered greater acclaim, perhaps the most striking aspect of "The Revenant" was the diligence it showed in telling the Native American side of the story. Yet for all the scenes of authentic Arikara dialogue, the indigenous characters in Alejandro...
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BASKETBALL
Apr 27, 2016
Sendai forward White named bj-league MVP
Sendai 89ers forward Wendell White joined fellow league legend Lynn Washington, the retired Osaka Evessa icon, as the bj-league's only two-time regular-season MVPs, as the league's 11th and final regular-season awards were announced on Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 26, 2016
The double delight of 'Grand Hotel'
It started life in 1929 as "Menschen im Hotel" ("People in the Hotel"), the first novel by Austrian writer Vicki Baum, but its storyline — set in the Grand Hotel in Berlin in 1928 — first became widely known through 1932's Oscar-winning film "Grand Hotel" starring silver-screen idols John Barrymore,...
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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 10, 2016
Balance propelling Shimane's surge
The Shimane Susanoo Magic on Sunday became the first club in the 24-team circuit to reach 30 wins this season.
Japan Times
TENNIS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Mar 8, 2016
Nishikori impressive in loss; Kotoshogiku's challenge
Despite a valiant effort from Kei Nishikori, Japan lost to Britain 3-1 in their Davis Cup World Group first-round tie in Birmingham, England, on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 3, 2016
Warren remains one of best on boards
Whenever he steps onto a basketball court, Reggie Warren's fierce desire to win is a recognizable trait.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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